Toy trick weighing-machine.



No. 673,5l5. Patented May 7, MN.

W. C; DUN-N.

TOY TRICK WEIGHING MACHINE.

(Application filed Jan. 2, 1901-} (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. DUNN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOY TRICK WElGHlNG-NIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 673,515, dated May '7,1901. Application filed January 2, 1901. Serial No. 41,839. (N0 model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. DUNN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Trick Weighing"Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to that class of toys in which by manipulatingthe toy an amusing trick may be perpetrated on a person. The toy in thisinstance is of such a construction as to purport to be aweighing-machine provided with a slot for the reception of a coin and amovable portion carrying the representation of a dial, with a hand andfigures purporting to indicate different weights. By operating themovable portion the dial can be moved away from its normal position atan opening in the main portion of the toy and a legend disclosed at saidopening apprising the person on whom the trick is played of thedeception.

The invention will be more fully set forth in the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents the toy with themovable part and dial in its normal position. Fig. 2 illustrates theposition of the movable part and dial after the latter has been movedfrom the normal position. Fig. 3 is a detail View, partly broken away,disclosing the construction of the inner and outer parts of the toy.

The toy, which is a trick weighing-machine, is formed with a smallcasing l, of rectangular or other suitable shape,which may be made ofcardboard or wood or other suitable material and provided with apassage-way or slot 2, extending from end to end of the casing 1.

Located in the slot 2 and extending lengthwise thereof is a strip 3 ofcardboard or other suitable material. Thelower end of the strip 3projects beyond the lower end of the casing 1, so as to be seized by thethumb and finger, and the strip 3 reciprocated or moved up and down inthe slot 2. The strip 3 may be held and guided in the slot 2 by suitableguides, such as the guide-slots 5. The width of the slot 2 and its depthfrom the back of the easing 1 to the backof the strip or slide 3 is suchas to permit the passage of a cent inserted at one end of the slot. Oneside or the front of the casing 1 is provided with a circular opening 6,in which in its normal position appears the representation of a dial 7,with a hand 8 at its apparently-normal position and a number of figureson the periphery purporting to indicate different weights. To indicatehow the toy is used, at the top of casing 1 there may be a legend Dropcent here and at the lower end there may be an inscription Your correctweight for one cent. At the lower and projecting end of strip 3 theremay be a statement, To get correct weight pull this down after cent hasbeen dropped in slot. These inscriptions enter into the trick of the toyin so far as they are first shown to the victim of the joke, and he isthen requested to drop a cent into the slot. When he does so the toy isheld in the hand of the person playing the trick, so as to secretlycatch the cent dropped through slot 2, and then by drawing down strip 3he draws the dial 7 past opening 6 and brings down to view in opening 6the legend You are just one cent lighter.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A toy trick weighing-machineconsisting of a casing with an opening in one of its sides, a coin-slotextending from end to end of said casing, and a slidable strip movableendwise in said casing, said strip having one end projecting from saidcasing and the representation of a dial, hand, and figures movable pastthe opening in said casing as herein set forth.

2. A toy trick weighing-machine consisting of a casing with an openingin one of its sides, a movable strip having one end projecting beyondthe casing and the representation of the dial of a slot weighing-machinemovably located in said opening, and a coin-slot extending through thecasing for the insertion and passage of a coin as and for the purposesset forth.

Signed at the city, county, and State of New York this 29th day ofDecember, A. D. 19001 WILLIAM C. DUNN.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH '1. RYAN, WM. BONDY.

